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No. 706,030. rammed Aug, l2, |902.

J. D. ALLEN.

FILE.` (Application lad Sdpt. 14, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JoIIN D. ALLEN, or ATLANrA, GEORGIA.

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SPIE(IIIEICLA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,630, dated August 12, 1902.. printen ined september 14,-190'1.' serai No. 75.367. (Nomad.)

To all whom/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHND. ALLEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Files, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to irnprovements'inn files, Which While adapted for vvarious uses*` is particularly designed for service asa prescription-ile, the object being the production of a simple, inexpensive, and practical de- Vice which Willreceive and preserve the'prescription-slips in perfect order, and thus effectively perform its function and also be of compact form and ornamental appearance.

To attain the desired objects, my invenytion consists of a prescription-file embodying novel features of construction and Vcombination of parts, substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure l represents a perspective View ofv my file closed. Fig. 2 represents aperspective View of the iile open, and Fig. 3 represents a central sectional View of the tile.

In the drawings, A designates the case or housing of my iile, which isof suit-able size;`

the bottom of the case and the upper end being formed with a point F to pierce the slips G, and the filingpin is retained at its free end by the keeper H, which acts to hold the filing-pin from accidental detachment, and thus retains the prescription-slips in perfect order, yet permits easy inspection, application, or removal of the slips when necessary. Ingpractice the case D is placed Within the housing A, as seen in Fig. 3, and the tWo parts 'are then held in such position by the latch C, the horizontal portionpf Which is engaged beneath the bottomof the inner case.

It will be seen that by the use of my file the prescriptions can be preserved in order, that they will be kept clean and free from dust,`and that the slips will be accessible With ease and readiness, and also that my iile can be produced at so small a price as to make the file useful, desirable, and practical.

I claimy A lecomposed of an outer case open at the bottom and closed at the top, an inner file-case open at the top and closed at the bottom and having tapered sides adjacent to said `bottom, V4a hinged right-angled latch on the outer case to engage the bottom of the inner file-case, a vertical filing-pin within said inner file-case and a retainer for said filing-pin `at the upper end thereof, substantially as de scribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

" JOHN D. ALLEN. Witnesses:

JOHN A. I-IrNDs, P. S'HOL'I.' 

